Behavior Analysis: Research and Practice is a multidisciplinary journal committed to increasing the communication between the subdisciplines within behavior analysis and psychology, and bringing up-to-date information on current developments within the field.

It publishes original research, reviews of the discipline, theoretical and conceptual work, applied research, translational research, program descriptions, research in organizations and the community, clinical work, and curricular developments.

Areas of interest include, but are not limited to, clinical behavior analysis, applied and translational behavior analysis, behavior therapy, behavioral consultation, organizational behavior management, and human performance technology.

Behavior Analysis: Research and Practice presents current experimental and translational research, and applications of behavioral analysis, in ways that can improve human behavior in all its contexts: across the developmental continuum in organizational, community, residential, clinical, and any other settings in which the fruits of behavior analysis can make a positive contribution.

The journal also provides a focused view of behavioral consultation and therapy for the general behavioral intervention community. Additionally, the journal highlights the importance of conducting clinical research from a strong theoretical base. Additional topic areas of interest include contextual research, third-wave research, and clinical articles.

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Open access offered
Published quarterly, beginning in February
Average lag for online first 36 days
Average time to first decision 126 days
Rejection rate 50.0%
Psychology - Multidisciplinary 54 of 222
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eISSN 2372-9414
Founded 1999